On November 10, 2026, “the Yellow Light Project” was shown for the first time at the Cinemark in Milford, Conn. Focusing on the poignant partnership between the annual Yellow Lights in greater New Haven and the Chapel Haven Schleifer community for challenged adults, this documentary reinforces the messages of vigilance against hate of the “other”, someone who we may perceive as different from ourselves. In twenty two minutes, we are reminded of the imperative to reaffirm the commonality which we share as human beings and as members of our community.
The film aligns the Yellow Lights initiative and Chapel Haven Schleifer residents through the memory of a little known program perfected by the German government against its own citizens during the 1930s: Aktion T4.
Almost as a prelude to the Holocaust in which the Nazis systematically murdered six million Jews throughout Europe, the Nazi German government first rounded up and killed over 300,000 disabled and infirm of its own citizens.
The Yellow Lights Project is going on the road, to be shown at educational institutions, Holocaust commemorations and film events throughout 2027 and 2028. For more information about arranging for a viewing of this powerful documentary in your community, please contact doris.zelinsky@gmail.com.
On November 10, 2026 Senator Richard Blumenthal spoke at the presentation of the documentary and presented us with this State of Connecticut General Assembly Official Citiation.
